The concept of God's power is a leading motif in Pauline theology. It functions
in key passages of Paul's letters and is intrinsically linked to his theology
of the cross and its soteriological explication in the message of justification.
Because this concept is so closely related to the message of the cross, Paul
often speaks of 'power' in a paradoxical context. Although 'power' is generally
assumed to be an important motif in Pauline theology, the concept has not
yet been fully explored...